I was shooting some portraits on 10x8 and 5x4 film this week. Old School!
I’m really enjoying the ritual of shooting a portrait on large format film again. Having to commit to Black and White is great. Making decisions about how the end image ...
I’ve had some prints made from the ‘We Are Loughborough’ series. These are Platinum prints made with a very old school print process by the guys at 139 Printroom. A platinum print uses platinum instead of the traditional silver. Best explained on their website:
“Platinum/ Palladium
Developed by William Willis in 1873, the Platinum Print is, for many, the epitome of photographic printing. Famed for it’s long tonal range and delicate warm colour, a Platinum/Palladium print possesses a luminosity not seen in more contemporary printing processes. “
I’ve just received a wonderful Platinum Print in the post from ‘139 Printroom’ a new boutique chemical printing service launching later this month.
The image is from the ‘We Are Loughborough Junction’ exhibition from 2010. I am considering a series of limited edition platinum prints. Platinum printing is an old process that uses ...
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After shooting the world wide versions last year it was nice to be asked to shoot the UK versions of the COSTA portraits in January. You may have seen them in your local branch as the campaign was launched countrywide in April 2011.
All of the portraits were of actual Costa Baristas who had travelled from all over the country for the shoot. The idea is to feature local people near where they ...
Conor is a photographer and film maker based in London. His images can be viewed on his website on the PHOTOGRAPHY and FILM links above. This blog is a good place to see all sorts of personal work and general projects in progress.
